Longines DolceVita 20.8x32mm Ladies Watch

Ref. L52554715

The DolceVita traces its proportions to a Longines design from the 1920s, and the rectangular case has never really left — it simply keeps being reinterpreted. This version sits in the plain steel tier of the current 20.8×32mm family: no diamonds, no complications beyond a small seconds at six, just a flinqué silver dial with blued steel hands and painted Roman numerals against a red alligator-faced strap. That combination of a cool dial and a warm strap is the one decision here that gives the watch its character, and it is a good one. At 20.8mm across the width the case is genuinely narrow — it reads as a dress watch that happens to have a seconds hand rather than a piece that strains for formality. The L178 carries an end-of-life indicator, which is a small practical consideration worth knowing about before the battery runs out without warning.

Reference

L52554715

Brand

Longines

Case size

32mm

Case thickness

6.90mm

Case material

Stainless steel

Case shape

Rectangular

Dial

Silver

Crystal

Sapphire

Movement

Quartz

Calibre

L178

Functions

Small seconds

Water resistance

30m

Bracelet / strap

Leather strap

Strap colour

Red

Clasp

Buckle

Lume

Luminous

Retailer

Goldsmiths